Corporate Culture and Values : Perceptions of Corporate Leaders of Co-operatives in Singapore.

ISBN-13: 9783639151671 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 376 str.

Patrick Kim Cheng Low

Opis

The book focuses on 5 questions- 1 What are the corevalues of Singaporean managers-cum-owners ofco-operatives which operate in Singapore? 2 In whatways arethe core values of these Singaporeanmanagers-cum-owners similar to & how do they differfrom non-Singaporean managers-cum-owners of companiesoperating in Singapore? 3 What are the most importantvaluesof the managers when running their companies? 4 Inwhat ways do Singaporean managers perceive that thesevalues impede their companies? 5 How do Singaporeanmanagers believe these values have contributed to thesuccess of their companies? From the study, thecharacteristic cultural traits of the typical companywere revealed. A model of the national culture wasalso identified & analysed. Certain uniqueSingaporean cultural values were also reaffirmed. Atypology of Singaporean corporate culture alsoemerged from the most important values held by thecorporate leaders. This & the impediments & successfactors of companies were examined. A model formeasuring a national culture was derived & proposed.The study s limitations are identified; theresearcher s critical lessons & directions for futureresearch are also given.

O autorze

A Chartered Marketer (CIM UK) & Chartered Consultant, Prof Dr
Patrick Low Kim Cheng has written ten books including one of
Border''s top 10 (2006, 2002, 2000) Strategic Customer Management& bestseller (2001) The Power of Relationships. He has worked in
electronics, civil service, banking, trading services, consulting
business & academia.